Cyclone Threat Prompts Thousands To Evacuate

OTHER NEWS TO NOTE - WORLD

November 22, 1998

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Authorities ordered thousands of fishermen to evacuate a remote island to protect them from a cyclone that was expected to hit Bangladesh today. The cyclone, packing 70 mph winds, could whip up high waves and inundate low-lying areas along stretches of the country's 250-mile coastline, meteorologists said. Bangladesh is buffeted by cyclones that kill hundreds of people every year.